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Esca eius erant locustae. The origin and meaning of the imaginary quadruped locusta
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SYSNO ASEP 0455166 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Esca eius erant locustae. The origin and meaning of the imaginary quadruped locusta Author(s) Šedinová, Hana (FLU-F) RID, ORCID, SAI Source Title Listy filologické, Folia philologica. - : Filosofický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. - ISSN 0024-4457
Roč. 138, 3/4 (2015), s. 231-268Number of pages 27 s. Publication form Print - P Language eng - English Country CZ - Czech Republic Keywords medieval latin lexicography ; ancient zoology ; medieval zoology ; quadrupeds ; locust ; lobster ; locusta ; Thomas of Cantimpré ; Jacques de Vitry ; Bartholomaeus de Solencia ; Claretus ; Albert the Great ; diet of John the Baptist ; lepusculus ; Aristoteles Latinus Subject RIV AI - Linguistics Institutional support FLU-F - RVO:67985955 UT WOS 000370996700002 EID SCOPUS 84955462892 Annotation The study deals with the term locusta which is used in ancient and medieval Latin texts with two meanings, denoting two different animals: the locust, which was categorised as a 'worm', and the lobster, which was seen as an aquatic animal. The word locusta, however, occurs in the encyclopaedia of Thomas of Cantimré and in several works of the Bohemian Middle Ages with yet two other meanings – denoting the sweet-smelling lemon balm or the sweet tasting tree leaves sucked by bees to produce honey; and as the name of a small rabbit like animal; John the Baptist is said to have used it as food when dwelling in the desert. The study discusses the possible reasons that might have convinced Thomas of Cantimpré to classify locusta not only as an insect or as a fish, but also as a terrestrial quadruped. Workplace Institute of Philosophy Contact Chlumská Simona, chlumska@flu.cas.cz ; Tichá Zuzana, asep@flu.cas.cz Tel: 221 183 360 Year of Publishing 2016
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